Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt will address his agency's work as regulator of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at an industry event on Thursday. Fannie and Freddie, the U.S.-controlled finance companies whose financial arrangements with the Treasury Department are under legal challenge by other stakeholders, are required to turn over all profits to the government. Investors question the legality of the practice and want the companies to be recapitalized and released from U.S. control.
16 February 2016
Week InAdvance
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Thursday, Feb 18
CMBS Council Telecon
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Tuesday, Feb 23
Cyber Security Council In-Person Meeting In NYC
2:00 - 3:00 pm

Last Wednesday of Every Month
INVESTORS Membership Telecon
4:30 - 5 pm
Brief updates from all Council chairs.
All INVESTORS members are invited to listen in.
week in brief
Monday, Feb 15
ASEAN begins 2-day summit in Rancho Mirage, California.

Tuesday, Feb 16
DC's federal offices open three hours late due to bad weather. Treasury's Advisory Committee on Risk-Sharing Mechanisms scheduled to meet.

Wednesday, Feb 17
FDIC board meeting. Fed to publish minutes from January FOMC meeting. ECB's Governing Council meets in Frankfurt.

Thursday, Feb 18
EU leaders begin 2-day summit in Brussels. FHFA director gives update on Federal Home Loan Bank System, Fannie and Freddie at an industry event.

Friday, Feb 19
PLI's "The SEC Speaks in 2016."
Please see below for details on these and other events this week.
at the agencies
Tuesday, Feb 16
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices (DEPO) holds a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Risk-Sharing Mechanisms.

Wednesday, Feb 17
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Federal Open Market Committee to publish the minutes of Jan. 26-27 policy meeting, as investors signal they may have lost faith in the central banks' ability to support the global economy. On Feb. 10, Fed Chair Janet Yellen told Congress the central bank still expects to raise interest rates gradually while making it clear that continued market turmoil could throw policy makers off the course of the multiple increases they have forecast for 2016.

Wednesday, Feb 17
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Open board of directors meeting (available via live webcast) for vote on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding the Orderly Liquidation of Covered Brokers or Dealers and discussion of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Recordkeeping for Timely Deposit Insurance Determination.
  
 
on the hill
House and Senate in Recess
across the globe
Monday, Feb 15
LONDON, England
OMFIF meeting on digital disruption, blockchain and the future of capital markets will feature a roundtable discussion with Greg Medcraft, chairman of the IOSCO board and chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) , who will discuss the evolution of financial markets and how disruptive innovations are restructuring the way financial services are delivered.

Wednesday, Feb 17
FRANKFURT, Germany
European Central Bank's Governing Council Meeting.

Thursday, Feb 18 -
Friday, Feb 19
BRUSSELS, Belgium
Leaders of the 28 European Union governments gather for a European Council summit. The renegotiation of Britain's EU membership terms are likely to be discussed.

Friday, Feb 19
LONDON, England
EBA public hearing on draft technical standards under the Interchange Fee Regulation.
other events
Monday, Feb 15 -
Tuesday, Feb 16
RANCHO MIRAGE, California
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) will hold their first U.S. summit at Sunnylands estate. The summit will cover political, security, and economic issues and provide leaders a forum to strengthen cooperation under the new U.S.-ASEAN strategic partnership, launched in November 2015 in Kuala Lumpur.

Tuesday, Feb 16
The Brookings Institution holds a discussion on "Lessons from the Financial Crisis." Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari delivers first public speech. Other speakers include former Fed officials.

Thursday, Feb 18
WASHINGTON DC
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt will deliver a keynote address at the Bipartisan Policy Center covering an update on the FHFA's work as regulator of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and as regulator and conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Friday, Feb 18
SARASOTA, Florida
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester speaks on the economic outlook before the Global Interdependence Center (GIC) Central Banking Series.

Friday, Feb 19 -
Saturday, Feb 20
WASHINGTON DC
Practising Law Insitute's "The SEC Speaks in 2016." Topics include an update on the JOBS Act and Dodd-Frank rulemakings, market abuse and market structure matters and post-Janus antifraud issues. SEC Chair Mary Jo White will give remarks. Commissioner Kara Stein and other SEC officials will also participate.